Despite inclement weather, 24 boats competed for their share of a $78,475 purse. Ninety junior anglers tallied 23 billfish releases throughout the week, including 8 blue marlin and 13 sailfish.

Due to rough seas, CARTERICAN turned the tournament into a one-day shootout. CARTERICAN scored 1,050 points for their 7 sailfish, winning the tournament and $28,600.

REEL DEVELOPER released two blue marlin and claimed second place with 825 points, earning $13,825.

SENSATION shook up the leaderboard with just 7 minutes to spare before lines out, releasing a sailfish to slide into third place. In total, SENSATION released 1 blue marlin and 2 sailfish, winning $6,000 ($5,000 for Level I + $1,000 for the 1st release on Thursday).

CUERVOS competed on Saturday and Sunday, with their sole junior angler, Hamp Kennedy, racking up 4 sailfish releases worth 600 points and $10,755 (Saturday 1st Release: $1,000, Level II 3rd Place: $2,550, Level III Daily Saturday: $7,225).

The Watson sister duo aboard WIDESPREAD made waves in the Dolphin Division. Liza Watson weighed in a winning mahi mahi at 9.4 lbs, while Ella Watson followed closely with a 9.2 lb mahi. Their impressive catches earned their team a total of $9,350 ($5,610 for First Place + $3,740 for Second Place).

HAWGFIN REAPER dominated the Wahoo Division by bringing in the only wahoo of the tournament. Jaxon Litel’s 17.2 lb wahoo and Charlie Nagel’s 13.3 lb catch secured first and second places, earning the team $8,925 ($5,355 + $3,570).